New Google transparency tool shows gov requests, blocked traffic

Ars Technica: "When you live in a country where Google's services might be blocked or simply go down at any moment, it's sometimes hard to know what's going on. Similarly, perhaps you'd like to know if your local government has been making requests of Google for the removal of your content. On Tuesday, Google rolled out its Transparency Report to address both of these needs: users can now go to the site and find out where and when Google's services have been inaccessible, as well as which countries have made how many requests for content removal."